Animal-trap.



A. MAZUREKI` ANIMAL TRAP.A

V APPLICATION lHLED- APR. 2.1911.

Patented Oct 16, MHT;

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ANIMAL-TRAP.

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Application filed April 2, 1917.

i To all whom it may Concern:

Be it known that I, ANTONI MAZUREK, a citizen of Russia, residing at Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain neve and useful lmprovements in Animal-Traps, of which the following is a specification'.

This invention relaes to certain new useful improvements in'iimal traps.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a trap adapted for catching animals such as rabbits,- squirrels, rats or even larger animals in the live state, provision being made for preventing any tampering with lthe tripping mechanism from a point exteriorly of the trap.

A further object of 'the device is to provide a trap for capturing animals arranged with a conveniently positioned setting mechanism eXteriorly of the trap arranged with suitable inclosing guard means 4rendering the accidental springing of the trap means impossible.

In the drawing` forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure -1 is a side elevation of the device partially broken away illustrating the same in its said arrangement with the mechanism guard open. l

Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view thereof. with one of the end gates and guard in their closed posit-ions.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken upon line lll-JH of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the trip pin, and,

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view. of the central portion of the tripping platform.

Referring more in 4detail to the drawing, an elongated cage 10 is arranged having a rectangular end or door frames 11 projecting alcove the top 12 of the cage and arranged with gates 13 vertically slidable within the said frames adapted for retention in their lowered closed positions by means of a hook 14 carried by each gate adapted to engage over a nail 15 at the adjacent end of the cagebottom l16. I

Opposite side posts 17 and 18 are arranged upright substantiallycentrally of the cage 10 while a centrally transverse beam 19 is positioned thereabove forming a part of the and cage top 1:?l and having a bait carrier or re-v ceivin shelf' Q0 arranged within the ca e Specification of Letters Patent.

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suspended therefrom. A tripping platform is positioned within the cage consisting of a central Stringer 21 arranged transverselyof vthe cage with one end of the stringer pivoted with a recess 22 adjacent the bottom of the post 17 by means of a metal extension 23, while the opposite end of the Stringer Q1 is arranged in the form of ahook 24 vertically sliiftably arranged through a slot in thc opposite post 1S. Platform members or boards Q6 are hinged to the opposite sides of the Stringer 21 upon which any animal may readily walk after entering the cage l0 through one of the end casings 'l1 thereof.

A trip pin Q7 is arranged having a head 28 provided with a notch 29 the resultant shoulder of which is adapted to seat over the upper end wall of the slot when the lower tapered end 30 of the pin 27 is engaged with the hook 24 as best illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing, it being understood that elevating portion 32 of the trip pin and pass .upwardly through a bracket 33 upon the beam 19 and thence to the gate 13 and being secured to the latter as at 34. The cords 31 are arranged between eyes 34C upon the cage top 12 and other pulleys 35 at .the upper ends of the casings 11 intermediate from points of Contact with the bracket 33 and gate connections 34 ,whereby the gates 13 are maintained elevated when the pin 27 is in its lowered position while the said gates readily fall to their closed positions when the cords 31 are slackened by the releasing of the pin 27. A mechanism guard 36 is provided for normally overlying the hook 24: and pin 27 to the adjacent slot 25 and the adjacent portions of the cords 31, the said guard being U-shaped in cross-section and hinged to the post 18 at one side thereof as at 37 while a securing latch is providedat its opposite side for maintaining the housing closed, and closing the said mechanism therein when the mechanism, is in its set arrangement. It will be understood that when the trap is in its set position as best illustrated lin Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, an animal may freely enter the cage 10 through'the end frames 11 thereof for procuring the bait not shown arranged upon the shelf 20 and upon traveling upon the platform 26, the Stringer 21 is depressed by the weight of the animal and disconnecting the hook 24 from the trip end 30, thereby releasing the trip 27 and permitting the weight of the gates 13 to allow the latter to cords 31 aresecured to the necky fall. to their closed positions, the closing of the gates 13 is simultaneous and it Will be noted that the housing 36 when closed olfers no obstruction to the operation or' the trap.

A springing cable 39 is provided, whereby the trap may be sprung by an operator positioned at a distance from the cage Whenever desired, the said cable 39 being connected to the bottom of the Stringer 21 as at 40 thence passing through a staple ll carried by the bottom of the cage and thence upwardly through a notch 12in one of the boards 26 and then passing in any convenient manner tln'oughvthe top l2 to the cage to a desirable distant point. l

Avn animal trap is Aarranged possessing great strength which may be set for easy aetuationeither automatically by an animal entering the trap or by a person located at a distance therefrom while the setting mechanism is conveniently positioned eXteriorly of the trap and fully protected vwhen in-a set position.

Vhat I claim as new is An animal trap, including a cagevhaving vendvclosure frames, vertically movable c1osures positioned Within said frames, sideposts for said cage, a stringerpivoted at one end Within a recess in one of said posts and having a hook-terminal vertically shiftable in. a slot in the other side-post, tripping platforms vhinged to opposite sides of said Stringer, said hook-terminal projecting outwardly of said cage, a notched headed trippin adapted for coperation With said hookterminal, said notched head having a shoulder seated over the upper end Wall of said slot when the lower end of said trip-pin is engaged With said hook-terminal, iiex'ible connections between said end-frame closures and said trip-pin, and guarding means hinged to one of said posts for said hookterminal and said trip-pin and a retaining latch for' said guarding means.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

ANTONI MAZUREK. 

